Once a year the Fashion Fair takes place in Poznań, Poland and welcomes around 500 companies to present the latest fashion trends for women, men, and children. Participants can expect a diversified programme with fashion shows,...[more]

Umeå (Sweden) will host the tenth edition of the annual Umefolk Festival. This event celebrates folk music from all around the world and at the same time supports the local folk music scene in Sweden.[more]

ARS BALTICA supports cultural cooperation within the Baltic Sea Region and beyond, advocates for the significance of arts and culture on the political level and promotes cultural life around the Baltic Sea.

ARS BALTICA sees itself as a cultural framework, gathering and offering information on different aspects within the arts and culture sector through network-building and by supporting the implementation of multilateral cultural projects. Since its foundation in 1999 it has been maintaining tight links with the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS).

PRIORITY AREA CULTURE was established in 2013 within the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR) and aims to promote the Baltic Sea area as a common cultural region. It is coordinated by the ministries of culture of Poland and Land Schleswig-Holstein (Germany) with the support of its implementation from ARS BALTICA and the Nordic Council of Ministers.